I just thought of something that probably many people don't stop to consider: how much money is really in the world? And more importantly, what part of it belongs to us?

The numbers are quite revealing. If we add up all the global liquidity, we're talking about approximately 37 trillion dollars circulating between physical cash and bank deposits. But here’s where it gets interesting: when we include investments, derivatives, and more sophisticated financial assets, the figure increases significantly.

What catches my attention the most is how this money is distributed. Physical cash, those bills and coins we handle daily, accounts for only about 6.6 trillion dollars. The rest mainly exists in digital systems, bank accounts, and financial markets. And then there are cryptocurrencies, which have reached a combined value of over 1.2 trillion dollars, creating a new layer of assets that simply didn't exist before.

But the real important question is different: if so much wealth is circulating globally, why do most people still not have access to a significant part of it? While central banks and large institutions control most of this money in the world, most of us barely manage to accumulate a tiny fraction.

This makes me think about alternative assets like Bitcoin. It’s not a magic solution, but at least it represents a different way to participate in the global economy without fully relying on traditional intermediaries. 🫣